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13:03 GMT 13.11.2014 (Updated: 23:35 GMT 14.11.2014)

The Ministry of the Russian Federation for Affairs for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters, or simply Ministry of Emergency Situations, operates internationally as EMERCOM; it was created by Russian President Boris Yeltsin 20 years ago.

© mchs112 instagramThe Ministry of the Russian Federation for Affairs for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters, or simply Ministry of Emergency Situations, operates internationally as EMERCOM.

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The immediate predecessor of EMERCOM, the Russian Rescue Corps, was established in December 1990.

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The ministry is in charge of Russia's other emergency and rescue services and coordinates their activities.

© mchs112 instagramThe ministry is also responsible for dealing with the consequences of large-scale disasters, catastrophes and other emergencies and for supervising the use of funding that has been allocated to the government for disaster management and response.

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The ministry is also responsible for dealing with the consequences of large-scale disasters, catastrophes and other emergencies and for supervising the use of funding that has been allocated to the government for disaster management and response.

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The Agency for the Support and Coordination of Russian Participation in International Humanitarian Operations (EMERCOM) was created in 1996.

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The Russian Federal State Fire Service is directly subordinated to the ministry.

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The ministry is composed of both military and civilian personnel.

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The ministry's personnel includes 7,230 enlisted men and 151,000 members of the Federal State Fire Service.

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Sergei Shoigu was Russia's Minister of Emergency Situations from the creation of the ministry until 2012. Shoigu is Russia's current Minister of Defense.

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Russia's current Minister of Emergency Situations is Vladimir Puchkov.

© mchs112 instagramAlong with humanitarian operations, EMERCOM also handles tasks related to land mine removal. According to the official EMERCOM website, the agency has cleared a total of 21,745,800 square meters of land and aquatic territory of land mines and other explosive devices.

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Along with humanitarian operations, EMERCOM also handles tasks related to land mine removal. According to the official EMERCOM website, the agency has cleared a total of 21,745,800 square meters of land and aquatic territory of land mines and other explosive devices.

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Since it was established, EMERCOM has participated in over 70 humanitarian operations, both independently and alongside other international agencies.